MVEmpire MacMahon
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Empire MacMahon |
| Owner | Ministry of War Transport |
| Operator | Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. |
| Builder | Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson,Wallsend |
| Launched | 2 July 1943 |
| Renamed | Naniniain 1946 |
| Fate | Scrapped Hong Kong 1960 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 8,908GRT |
| Length | 463 ft (141 m) (pp) 485 ft 9 in (148.06 m) (oa) |
| Beam | 61 ft 9 in (18.82 m) |
| Depth | 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11knots(20 km/h) |
| Complement | 110 |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | FourFairey Swordfish |
MVEmpire MacMahonwas anoil tankerconverted to amerchant aircraft carrieror MAC ship.
MVEmpire MacMahonwas built bySwan Hunter,Wallsendunder order from theMinistry of War Transport.She entered service as a MAC ship in December 1943; however, only her air crew and the necessary maintenance staff were naval personnel.[1]She was operated byAnglo-Saxon Petroleum Co.[2]
She returned to merchant service as an oil tanker in 1946 and renamedNaniniaand was eventually scrapped inHong Kongin 1960.
References
[edit]- ^H.T. Lenton & J. J. Colledge (1973).Warships of World War II.Ian Allan. p. 296.ISBN0-7110-0403-X.
- ^"List and history of the Empire ships - M".Mariners.Retrieved18 March2007.